The Blurb: Malcolm Polstead’s Oxford life has been one of routine, ordinary even. He is happiest playing with his daemon, Asta, in their canoe, La Belle Sauvage. But now as the rain builds, the world around Malcolm and Asta it seems is set to become increasingly far from ordinary.
Finding himself linked to a baby by the name of Lyra Belacqua, Malcolm is forced to undertake the challenge of his life and to make a dangerous journey that will change him and Lyra for ever . . .
Zack, Y9 says..
“It is set before His Dark Materials (a bit like Star Wars) and takes a very long time to get into. But, by the end, it all makes sense and the penny drops. You can’t just read the words, you have to dig deeper. However it is nowhere as good as His Dark Materials.”
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